TEACHING THROUGH THE BLENDED MODE OF LEARNING: BENEFITS, ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Year 2016, Volume: 4 , 84 - 92, 01.09.2016

Fatima Rehan Dar

Abstract

The
concepts of online and blended learning have gained considerable importance in
academia and programmes are developed where educational concepts are presented
by utilizing the said modes. The idea of blended learning revolves around an
education programme in which information is shared through an intermix of
online media and face-to-face interaction with the instructor. The blended mode
of teaching and learning makes students autonomous learners as they face the
challenges to adjust between online and face to face interaction. The
interaction also engages them in critical inquiry as they investigate learning
materials presented through an unconventional mode.

 

Blended
mode of learning is well suited for university students where the possibility
of experiencing self-directed learning runs supreme. The paper, therefore,
discusses the results of the efficacy of the blended mode of learning as
experienced by undergraduate students at a private university. In addition, the
paper also highlights the issues and challenges that impede the successful
implementation of blended learning programmes in higher education. Moreover,
the paper also gives recommendations for the smooth integration of the blended
mode of learning for various education programmes at the university level.

Keywords

blended learning, English language teaching, online mode, higher education

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